Table 1 Scaffolding Strategies to Support Wiki Learning Activities
Elements | Description |
|---|---|
1. Activity Design | |
Pre-readings | Readings and multimedia materials designed to prepare students for the wiki learning activities |
Guidelines | Designed to inform students about the purposes and requirements of each activity |
Template | Designed in the form of a table to outline key aspects of a topic, and to facilitate cooperative contributions |
2. Peer Scaffolding | |
Cooperative editing | Students created wiki entries based on existing peers’ entries |
Accessing and reviewing peers’ works & the final version | Students had access to peers’ entries and the final version of the wikis |
3. Expert Scaffolding | |
Instructor’s feedback | Instructor’s summary of an activity and identification of possible misunderstandings at the conclusion of a wiki activity |
Expert version | In some cases, an “expert” version was provided by the instructor to show how an expert would approach a wiki task |